Personal
- Married to Hilary McKinnon Richards
- Parents are David and Lori Richards
- Has two sisters and one brother
- Sister Lauren played volleyball for BYU
- Sister Kristin played volleyball for Stanford, the U.S. National Team and professionally for eight years
- Brother played volleyball at UVU
- Parents met playing volleyball at BYU
Before BYU
High School
- Played on the team coached by his brother, Andrew Richards
- Won 2011 region and state championships
- Named First-Team State All-America
- A High Performance gold medalist in 2010
Club
- Played for Utah Elite VBC under coach Mike Rodgers